Process innovation in small businesses: the self-employed as entrepreneurs

被引：33

作者：

Plotnikova, Maria ^{[1
]}

Romero, Isidoro ^{[2
]}

Martinez-Roman, Juan A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Aberystwyth Univ, Sch Management & Business, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL, Dyfed, Wales

[2] Univ Seville, Fac Econ & Business Sci, Dept Appl Econ, Av Ramon & Cajal 1, E-41018 Seville, Spain

来源：

SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS | 2016年 / 47卷 / 04期

关键词：

Small business; Innovation; Process innovation; Entrepreneurship; Self-employment; SMALL FIRMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE; CAPABILITIES; TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; PRODUCT; SMES; DETERMINANTS; ORIENTATION;

D O I：

10.1007/s11187-016-9743-8

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Innovation is one of the key attributes that sets the entrepreneurs apart from the rest of self-employed people. This paper attempts to distinguish between these two categories by means of exploring the determinants of process innovation in small businesses using a survey of self-employed workers in Andalusia, Spain. The theoretical framework adopted distinguishes between three types of factors affecting the innovative activities: (1) personal characteristics of the self-employed, (2) business characteristics and (3) the characteristics of the external environment. A Heckman-type model of the extent of process innovation that accounts for sample selection bias is estimated.

引用

页码：939 / 954

页数：16

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